Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
4,746 
948,442 
4,746 
481,863 
4,746 
463,312 
4,515 
466,579 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
364 
11,306 
364 
2,957 
364 
1,260 
303 
8,349 
10 to 19 
244 
9,646 
244 
4,454 
244 
3,615 
219 
5,192 
20 to 49 
1,434 
117,453 
1,434 
52,915 
1,434 
48,765 
1,378 
64,538 
50 to 99 
1,626 
249,387 
1,626 
113,085 
1,626 
108,358 
1,584 
136,302 
1 00 to 1 99 
712 
212,705 
712 
99,061 
712 
92,762 
691 
113,644 
200 to 499 
258 
146,349 
258 
77,539 
258 
76,823 
246 
68,810 
500 to 999 
66 
76,430 
66 
44,886 
66 
44,798 
61 
31,544 
1 ,000 or more 
42 
125,166 
42 
86,966 
42 
86,931 
33 
38,200 
1,000 to 2,499 
35 
74,786 
35 
(D) 
35 
46,252 
30 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
7 
50,380 
7 
(D) 
7 
40,679 
3 
(D) 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
18,956 
1,464,242 
12,909 
339,275 
(X) 
(X) 
16,587 
1,124,967 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
4,286 
369,185 
263,420 
3,943 
207,472 
2,527 
161,713 
4,455 
1,641,847 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
238 
6,032 
5,935 
209 
4,807 
105 
1,225 
82 
1,143 
10 to 19 
214 
3,401 
2,526 
192 
2,152 
131 
1,249 
235 
9,982 
20 to 49 
1,262 
35,233 
29,222 
1,137 
24,460 
757 
10,773 
1,434 
131,772 
50 to 99 
1,528 
70,844 
59,926 
1,431 
51,038 
794 
19,806 
1,626 
338,882 
1 00 to 1 99 
683 
62,720 
53,261 
639 
41,099 
447 
21,621 
712 
313,444 
200 to 499 
254 
49,955 
34,087 
238 
25,741 
198 
24,214 
258 
311,518 
500 to 999 
65 
29,561 
18,374 
59 
13,712 
56 
15,849 
66 
193,179 
1 ,000 or more 
42 
111,439 
60,089 
38 
44,463 
39 
66,976 
42 
341,927 
1,000 to 2,499 
35 
39,350 
25,673 
31 
19,162 
32 
20,188 
35 
197,020 
2,500 or more 
7 
72,089 
34,416 
7 
25,301 
7 
46,788 
7 
144,907 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
16,097 
1,168,597 
1,376,214 
14,656 
1,000,526 
4,433 
168,071 
38 
4,063 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
20,383 
1,537,782 
1,639,634 
18,599 
1,207,998 
4,052 
569,586 
6,960 
329,784 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,952 
27,930 
26,283 
5,238 
22,207 
57 
297 
1,496 
5,723 
10 to 19 
3,866 
52,235 
47,307 
3,418 
39,623 
453 
6,280 
1,398 
12,612 
20 to 49 
5,058 
155,320 
145,224 
4,676 
119,263 
1,165 
32,658 
2,034 
36,057 
50 to 99 
2,588 
174,828 
172,734 
2,482 
136,736 
960 
53,840 
1,034 
38,092 
100 to 199 
1,451 
198,211 
210,522 
1,386 
159,909 
631 
72,492 
550 
38,302 
200 to 499 
991 
290,379 
340,680 
957 
244,982 
544 
141,105 
301 
45,397 
500 to 999 
307 
200,837 
222,602 
283 
156,539 
147 
79,626 
100 
44,298 
1,000 to 2,499 
124 
180,104 
229,147 
116 
152,388 
70 
85,147 
32 
27,716 
2,500 or more 
46 
257,938 
245,134 
43 
176,351 
25 
98,141 
15 
81,587 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Hogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
3,355 
7,606,785 
4,382 
7,652,284 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
941 
6,592 
1,089 
8,399 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
128 
4,567 
210 
7,500 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
102 
7,292 
191 
12,987 
1 00 to 1 99 
116 
15,573 
184 
25,822 
1 00 to 1 99 
73 
10,455 
182 
24,035 
200 to 499 
248 
80,896 
494 
160,952 
200 to 499 
83 
25,365 
145 
43,173 
500 to 999 
272 
197,715 
459 
321,766 
500 or more 
216 
522,767 
245 
507,305 
1,000 to 1,999 
336 
461,003 
533 
729,188 
2,000 to 4,999 
888 
2,822,844 
875 
2,620,002 
Other hogs and pigs 
3,163 
7,034,240 
4,163 
7,055,255 
5,000 or more 
324 
4,010,303 
347 
3,765,668 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
838 
5,735 
989 
7,380 
Hogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
124 
4,266 
185 
6,462 
used for breeding 
1,133 
572,545 
1,558 
597,029 
50 to 99 
97 
6,572 
169 
11,280 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
95 
11,959 
172 
23,761 
1 to 24 
569 
3,660 
647 
4,957 
200 to 499 
255 
79,009 
486 
154,160 
25 to 49 
79 
2,869 
158 
5,524 
500 to 999 
259 
186,448 
477 
332,261 
50 to 99 
113 
7,429 
181 
12,035 
1 ,000 or more 
1,495 
6,740,251 
1,685 
6,519,951 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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